Why wiki? Because learning is social. Wikis encourage collaboration, learning from each other, and allow for quick information sharing. This session will emphasize the importance of how collaborative learning works and expectations for those who engage in wiki group learning and staff development. By demonstrating the ease of a wiki and sharing current examples of wikis in advising practice, participants will gain resources and ideas to bring back to their campus. If you are thinking about collaborative advising & learning with your students and/or staff, you may want to further explore the wonderful world of wikis. NACADA Region 3 - Technology Seminar May 15, 2010

1. Wikis:
Collaborating with
Academic Advisors
Region 3
Technology Seminar

2. What is a Wiki?

4. http://www.wikipedia.org/

5. where
website students
collaboration start their
research
Search encyclopedia
Engine shared
work
space
some
online information
storage tech
dictionary
term

6. The Wiki Defined
a website
users to add & update content
runs on a web server
collaborative effort
Hawaiian phrase "wiki wiki" means
"quick, quick"

7. Wikis in
Plain English

9. Wiki Basics
open
organic
observable
collaboration
online database
knowledge management
communication platform

10. Why I Wiki...

11. Why Wiki Works
“Allowing everyday users to create
and edit any page in a Web site is
exciting in that it encourages
democratic use of the Web and
promotes content composition by non-
technical users”
Wiki-Based Collaborative
Learning, Educause (2007)
http://www.educause.edu/

12. Why Might YOU Wiki?
Project management
Group facilitation
Info collection
Course materials
Training resources

14. Wiki Community Guidelines
1. Open, collaborative endeavor.
2. The wikis are public spaces.
3. This is not an encyclopedia.
4. Moderate edits & additions.
5. This is not a marketplace.
6. Respect copyrights.
Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

15. A Couple Examples
NACADA Tech Seminar
ACE Project

16. Wikis in
Academic Advising
Academic Advisor Manual
Office project collaboration
Conference proposal development
Research & writing publications
Undergraduate advising handbook
Website or communication updates

17. Examples in Advising

23. (FREE!!) Wikis
for Advisors

24. http://www.wikispaces.com /

25. http://pbworks.com/

26. http://www.wetpaint.com /

27. http://sites.google.com/

28. http://en.wikiversity.org/
/

29. www.mediawiki.org/ /

30. Does YOUR Campus Have a Wiki?
YES!! (maybe you do too!)

31. Wiki Alternatives

32. Google Docs
www.docs.google.com
Documents
Forms
Spreadsheets
Presentations
Organization in the Cloud

33. Google Wave

34. Common Questions...
Help with set up
Settings & Access
Privacy & FERPA
Copyright Policy
Other questions?

35. Many Thanks!
Connect & collaborate:
http://card.ly/
laurapasquini

36. A Few Presentation Examples
NACADA Tech
http://region3tech.pbworks.com/
http://advisingtech.wetpaint.com/
http://nacadatechseminar.wetpaint.com/
http://techknowtools.pbworks.com/
Pilot project: http://aaccadvising2.pbworks.com/
Class: http://eci831.wikispaces.com/
Research: http://atpiresearch.pbworks.com/
Share Resources: http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools

37. More Resources...
Personalized Training in the Digital Age:
http://sites.google.com/site/
advisortraininginthedigitalage/home/nacada-
presentation
In Plain English: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
dnL00TdmLY&feature=player_embedded
Google YOUR Local Campus - here’s my example:
http://www.library.unt.edu/digitalprojects/tech-
talks/advanced-wiki/
Skype: http://www.skype.com
Slide Share: http://www.slideshare.net